Dispenser for dispensing tissue paper and method for manufacturing a dispenser

ABSTRACT

The present application pertains to a dispenser for dispensing tissue paper from a volume defined within a dispenser housing, the dispenser housing being made from a flat material, preferably a cardboard material, the dispenser having at least one handling section which can be folded out from a wall of the dispenser housing, the dispenser housing having at least two layers of the flat material at the location where the at least one handling section is situated, wherein the at least one handling section is present in the outer layers of the flat material only such that at least the innermost layer of the flat material remains intact and seals off the volume defined by the dispenser housing at the location where the at least one handling section is present such that the dispenser can be used as a fully-operational dispenser when the at least one handling section is folded out.

This is a Division of application Ser. No. 13/322,007 filed on Feb. 7,2012, which is a National Phase of PCT/EP2009/056527 filed on May 28,2009. The disclosures of the prior applications are hereby incorporatedby reference herein in their entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention pertains to a dispenser for dispensing tissuepaper, preferably facial tissues, handkerchiefs, napkins, kitchen paper,tissue paper towels etc., wherein the dispenser housing is being madefrom a flat material, preferably a cardboard material. The invention,furthermore, pertains to a method for manufacturing a dispenser from aflat material.

TECHNOLOGICAL BACKGROUND

In the field of dispensers made from flat materials, preferablycardboard materials, dispensers for dispensing facial tissues to cleane.g. the nose, face and hands are known. These dispensers are typicallymade in the form of a simple box with a dispensing opening in one of itswalls, wherein the cardboard box itself defines a volume in which thetissue papers are contained. Typically, the cardboard boxes are alsoused to distribute the tissue paper. In use, the tissue papers aredispensed through the dispensing opening.

These typical cardboard boxes can be easily held by an adult person, asthe hand span of an adult permits to hold the respective boxes.

In order to make these boxes attractive, in particular to children,special prints can be provided on the outside.

WO 2006/013590 A1 discloses a cardboard box, preferably a shoebox, whichcan be easily transformed into a holder for playing and/or ornamentalpurposes by the insertion of appendixes into slits in the box after ithas ceased to serve as a shoe box. It is to be noted, however, that thebox disclosed in this prior art document is not a dispenser for tissuepaper but is used for playing or ornamental and decorative purposesonly.

U.S. Pat. No. 2,772,827 pertains to a food package in which severalpanels are interfolded in order to provide a suitable packaging of asingle serving of a frozen comestible. This prior art document islikewise not directed to a dispenser for dispensing multiple tissuepaper. To the contrary, in order to dispense the contents of thispackage, the package has to be destroyed completely.

Applicant has become aware of the fact that the dispensers for tissuepaper known in the prior art do not enable small children, in particularsmall children in the age between 1 and 10 years, to securely hold thedispensers in order to be in a position to remove facial tissues fromthe dispenser on their own. In other words, it is not possible for smallchildren to securely hold the dispensers known in the prior art. Thiscan result in frustration of the small children, leading to a situationin which using tissue papers for cleaning their nose, hands or facerather annoys them. This is even more so the case as the dispenseralways slips away when a small child attempts to grab the dispenser.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, in the field of dispensers for dispensing tissue paper, itis desirable to provide a dispenser which can be more easily used bysmall children.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide adispenser for dispensing tissue paper which can be used more easily bysmall children.

This objective is solved by a dispenser with the features of claim 1.Accordingly, a dispenser for dispensing tissue paper, in particularfacial tissue paper, from a volume defined within a dispenser housing isprovided, wherein the dispenser housing is made from a flat material,preferably a cardboard material. At least one handling section isprovided which can be folded out from a wall of the dispenser housing.The dispenser housing has at least two layers of the flat material atthe location where the at least one handling section is present, whereinthe at least one handling section is present in the outer layers of theflat material only, such that at least the innermost layer of the flatmaterial remains intact and seals off the volume defined by thedispenser housing at the location where the at least one handlingsection is present such that the dispenser can be used as a fullyoperational dispenser when the at least one handling section is foldedout.

By the provision of a handling section which can be folded out from oneof the walls of the dispenser housing, it becomes possible for smallchildren to securely grip and hold the dispenser. Accordingly, thedispenser can be used more easily by small children and enables them todispense tissue paper contained in the volume defined by the dispenserhousing securely.

By means of the at least one handling section which can be folded outfrom the dispenser, it becomes also possible to provide a unique andattractive outer appearance of the dispenser as such which attracts theuse of the dispenser and, thus, of the tissue paper contained within thevolume of the dispenser housing. By means of this attractiveness itmight become easier for caretakers to convince young children toactually use tissue paper in order to clean their nose, face or hands,when necessary.

The unique design of the dispenser according to claim 1 also might helpto overcome the inhibitions that small children might have againsttissue paper boxes, or rather the use of tissue paper implied by thepresence of these boxes, as they might be encouraged to play with thebox, e.g. by turning the box by means of the at least one handlingsection into animals, vehicles, symbols or some rather fantastic forms.

The provision of at least two layers of the flat material at thelocation where the at least one handling section is present and, at thesame time, the provision of the at least one handling section only inthe outer layers of the flat material, such that at least the innerlayer of the flat material remains intact and seals off the volumedefined by the dispenser housing at the location where the at least onehandling section is present such that the dispenser can be used as afully operational dispenser when the at least one handling section isfolded out, leads to a situation in which the dispenser even with atleast one folded out handling section remains fully closed at thelocation where the at least one handling section is situated.

In particular, the intact wall at the at least one handling section isimportant when young children play with the box or grip the box in orderto dispense a tissue towel, in particular for cleaning their hands, asthe hands may already be soiled. Because at least the innermost layer ofthe flat material remains intact, any contact with the contents of thedispenser housing, in particular with the tissue papers received withinthe volume of the dispenser housing, can be avoided. This furtherimproves the handling of the dispenser, in particular by small children,as the small children can grip the dispenser at almost any position, inparticular at the folded out handling section, without soiling orcontaminating the tissue paper inside the dispenser housing.

The dispenser can also be easily held and used by small children becausethey can easily grip the at least one handling section. In this respectit has to be considered that the hand span of a small child is far toosmall to design a dispenser with suitable outer dimensions, as it wouldnot hold a sufficient number of tissue paper products. Accordingly, thesolution provided by the at least one handling section is a uniquesolution for enabling small children to grip a dispenser safely.

In order to further improve the visual and haptic attractiveness of thedispenser, the at least one handling section may be ornamentally shaped,in particular to resemble parts of animals, flowers, vehicles, symbolsor any other suitable designs. This might attract small children evenmore to using the dispenser.

It is further preferred that the at least one handling section includesa holder portion for holding material, such as pens, telephones, notes,toys or similar materials. The holder portion may be formed in the formof a hole through which the materials can be inserted or in the form ofa pocket into which the materials can be inserted.

In order to further improve the handling characteristics of thedispenser, at least two handling sections may be present in differentwalls, for example in opposite walls, of the dispenser. By means of twohandling sections it is even more facilitated for a young child to gripand hold the dispenser for dispensing tissue paper.

The dispenser may be defined by at least n main walls, having fullpanels, and at least one composite wall, having at least two flaps,wherein the flat material comprises at least n+1 full panels, and atleast two full panels overlap at the location where the at least onehandling section is present. N is a natural number, without the 0, i.e.(1, 2, 3, . . . ) (positive integers).

The term “full panel” is intended to mean a panel which has the samesize as the respective main wall of the dispenser. In other words, thefull panel defines a full wall of the respective dispenser.

The term “composite wall” is intended to mean a wall which is composedof at least two flaps, which may either overlap or abut upon oneanother. In other words, the respective flaps are smaller than the fullcomposite wall of the dispenser.

The term “flap” is intended to define a piece of flat material which issmaller than a full panel or may even have the same size.

By means of the provision of a dispenser having at least n main wallswith full panels and having n+1 full panels in the flat material suchthat at least two full panels overlap at the position where the at leastone handling section is present, it can be ensured that the at least onehandling section can be shaped in the outer layers of the flat materialin any form covering the full panel.

In particular, when providing a dispenser in this form, the at least onehandling section may extend substantially across the entire outer panel,wherein it is still ensured that the innermost layer of the flatmaterial remains intact and the volume defined within the dispenserhousing is fully closed and protects the contents received within thevolume defined by the dispenser housing at the location where the atleast one handling section is present when the at least one handlingsection is fully folded out.

In a situation in which the dispenser comprises at least one compositewall having at least two flaps, at least two flaps may overlap at thelocation where the at least one handling section is present, such thatit is possible to keep the volume defined by the dispenser housingcompletely closed even if the at least one handling section is fullyfolded out.

It is to be understood that the at least two layers of the flat materialat the location where the at least one handling section is situated canbe provided by means of any overlap between two full panels, two flaps,a flap and a full panel, or any other suitable combinations wherein forthe function of the dispenser it is irrelevant which of the elementsforms the innermost layer and which forms the outer layers. Of course,more than two elements can overlap in order to form the at least twolayers at the location where the at least one handling section ispresent, in particular two flaps and a full panel, or any other suitablecombinations of elements.

In order to be in a position to dispense tissue paper from the dispenserhousing, a dispensing opening may be defined in the flat material in aform according to which all layers of the flat material can be removedat the location where the dispensing opening is situated. In otherwords, the dispenser can be fully opened at the dispensing opening suchthat access to the volume defined inside the dispenser housing can begained.

In order to achieve improved handling characteristics, the dispensingopening may be situated in a wall different from the wall in which theat least one handling section is situated. By means of this geometry itis possible for a young child to hold the dispenser in an uprightposition and, at the same time, withdraw paper from the inside of thedispenser through the dispensing opening. From an ergonomic point ofview, it is preferable to provide the at least one handling section in awall that is substantially perpendicular to the wall in which thedispensing opening is situated.

The at least one handling section may be integral with at least one ofthe outer layers of the flat material in order to provide a reliableconnection between the dispenser and the at least one handling section.

The at least one handling section may be provided in the outer layers ofthe flat material by means of a line of weakness, in particular apunched line of weakness or a perforation, which enables the outerlayers to be folded out from a wall of the dispenser. If the line ofweakness is provided in more than one outer layers, the resultinghandling sections can be folded out into the same direction or couldalso be folded out into different directions, leading to a situation inwhich at least two different handling sections are located substantiallyat the same location in a wall of the dispenser.

The at least one handling section may be part of a panel or flap of theflat material of the dispenser housing in order to provide an integralconnection between the at least one handling section and the remainingdispenser housing.

At the overlap of the two layers of the flat material, in particular theoverlap of at least two full panels or at least two flaps, the differentlayers may be glued or adhered to one another, except at the locationwhere the at least one handling section is present. However, when the atleast one handling section is provided by more than one layer of theflat material, these layers may also be glued or adhered to one another.

In order to further improve the handling of the dispenser, a grippingsection may be present at the at least one handling section. Thegripping section is intended to enable easy gripping of the at least onehandling section in order to fold out the at least one handling sectionfrom the respective wall of the dispenser. A gripping section may beprovided in the form of a cut-out in the outer layers of the flatmaterial, in the form of a specifically shaped outer contour of the atleast one handling section or by means of an external gripping means.

In order to further vary the optical appearance of the dispenser, theshape of the at least one handling section can be chosen such that apop-up effect is achieved when folding out the at least one handlingsection. In other words, the at least one handling section automaticallypops up from the respective wall of the dispenser housing by means of aspecifically shaped layout.

In another optically appealing form, a text may be situated behind theflat material of the at least one handling section when the at least onehandling section is not yet folded out, such that when folding out theat least one handling section, the text may be viewed by a user.

In the dispenser housing, a stack or roll of tissue paper may besituated in the volume defined by the dispenser housing in order to bedispensed from this volume. It is preferred to dispense facial tissuepaper, handkerchiefs, napkins, kitchen paper or tissue paper towels, indry or wet form, from the dispenser but any other dispensable tissuepaper product can likewise be dispensed. In case a wet tissue paperproduct is to be dispensed, the respective stack or roll of papers ispreferably enclosed in a plastic envelope in order to maintain themoisture of the paper and to avoid contact with the cardboard materialof the dispenser housing.

According to another solution to the above objective, a method formanufacturing a dispenser as described above is disclosed, wherein themethod comprises at least the steps of providing a flat material havingat least one overlapping pair of flaps and/or one overlapping pair offull panels, providing a line of weakness in the outer layer of theoverlapping layers in order to define the at least one handling section,and folding the flat material such that a dispenser housing is achievedwherein the flat material overlaps at the location where the at leastone handling section is provided such that when folding out the at leastone handling section from the dispenser housing, the dispenser housingremains fully closed and seals off the volume defined by the dispenserhousing at the location where the at least one handling section ispresent such that the dispenser can be used as a fully operationaldispenser.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

The embodiments will be discussed in more detail below, with referenceto the Figures, in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a dispenser, the dispenserhaving handling sections in the form of the ears and the tail of ananimal, in particular of a lion;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the layout of the flat material used forproviding the dispenser according to FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is another dispenser in a schematic perspective view with ahandling section in the form of the legs of a centipede, wherein morethan one dispenser may be coupled to form an animal;

FIG. 4 is the schematic view of the layout of the flat material forminga single dispenser according to FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a dispenser having handlingsections in the form of the petals of a flower, extending over more thanone wall of the dispenser;

FIG. 6 is a schematic layout of the flat material forming the dispenseraccording to FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 are schematic perspective views of two different dispensers inwhich hidden text comes to view when the respective handling section isfolded out;

FIG. 8 shows in a perspective schematic view a dispenser having ahandling section including a holder portion for pens or toys;

FIG. 9 is a dispenser in a schematic perspective view having a handlingsection which can be used to hang the dispenser; and

FIG. 10 is another schematic view of a dispenser having a specificallyformed dispensing opening comprising handling sections in the form ofthe petals of a flower.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

In the following, different embodiments of the present disclosure willbe described by reference to the attached Figures. Identical or similarfeatures will be denoted by the same reference numerals and repeateddescription thereof may be omitted, in order to reduce redundancies.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic perspective view of a dispenser 1 fordispensing tissue paper from an inner volume defined by the dispenserhousing 10. Dispensing the tissue paper may take place through adispensing opening 2 in the top wall of the dispenser housing 10. Thedispenser housing 10 is made from a flat material, in this case from aflat cardboard material.

Generally speaking, the dispenser housing is provided in the form of acardboard box which may have several different outer walls, inparticular two side walls, a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall and arear wall. The dispenser housing 10 is, in the Figures shown anddescribed herein, given in a cube-form, or a bar-form, but might haveany other suitable forms of a parallelepiped or even spherical orpyramidal shapes.

Inside the dispenser housing 10 tissue paper is contained which can bedistributed by means of the dispenser housing and can be dispenseddirectly from the dispenser housing 10.

In order to improve the handling of the dispenser 1 for small children,the dispenser 1 has handling sections 30, 32 and 34, which can be foldedout from a wall of the dispenser housing. The two handling sections 30,32, which resemble the ears of a lion, are provided on opposite sides ofthe dispenser housing 10 and are situated substantially planesymmetrical with respect to a plane extending through the “nose” of thelion.

The third handling section 34, which resembles the tail of the lion, issituated in a wall of the dispenser housing 10 which is perpendicular tothe walls of the dispenser housing 10 in which the first and secondhandling sections 30, 32 are provided.

The dispenser housing 10 has four walls 12, 14, 16, 18 which are madefrom full panels. The term “full panel” means that the flat materialextends over the whole extension of the respective walls without beinginterrupted.

Two walls 20, 22 of the dispenser housing 10 are provided as compositewalls, meaning that at least two flaps which are not full panel size arepresent in the respective walls, or, in other words, the material of therespective walls 20, 22 is interrupted at least once.

When considering the layout of the dispenser shown in FIG. 2 it becomesapparent that at the locations where the at least one handling section30, 32, 34 are present, at least two layers of flat material issituated. In particular, at the location where the at least one handlingsection 34, namely the tail of the lion, is present, an additional panel19 is present, which will be situated below panel 16. Both panels 19 and16 are full panels. It becomes immediately apparent that, even thoughthe finally manufactured dispenser 1 shown in FIG. 1 has four main walls12, 14, 16, 18 which are made by full panels, the actual layout 100 hasactually five full panels, namely full panels 19, 14, 12, 18, 16, asshown in FIG. 2.

By means of the overlap of panels 19 and 16 at the location where the atleast one handling section 34 is present, wherein full panel 16, whichcarries the at least one handling section 34, is the outer layer andfull panel 19 is the inner layer, it is possible that when folding outthe at least one handling section 34 the innermost layer, namely panel19, remains intact, such that the volume defined inside the finallymanufactured dispenser housing 10 in FIG. 1 remains closed.

The at least one handling section 34 is defined in the panel 16 by meansof a weakening line 4, which is provided either by punching or by theprovision of a perforation in the flat material.

As to the composite walls 20 and 22, the layout 100 in FIG. 2 showsseveral flaps 200, 202, 204, 206, 220, 222, 224 and 226, which provide,in combination, the respective composite walls 20 and 22 in the finallymanufactured dispenser 1 according to FIG. 1. As flaps 200, 202, 204,206 and flaps 220, 222, 224 and 226 are substantially symmetrical withrespect to a central line of the layout 100, we will discuss only onecomposite wall, namely composite wall 20, in the following. The featuresfor composite wall 22 are substantially identical.

In flap 200 of the composite wall 20, the at least one handling section30 is present and is defined by means of a weakening line 4. Flap 200partly overlaps with flap 204.

Flaps 202 and 206 are aligned substantially perpendicular to thedirection of flaps 200 and 204 in the final dispenser housing 10.

The flap 200, which carries the at least one handling section 30, issituated on the outermost layer of composite wall 20.

Flap 202 is situated in the final dispenser housing 10 behind thelocation where the at least one handling section 30 is provided, suchthat at least at the at least one handling section 30 two layers ofmaterial are provided by flap 200 and flap 202.

The term “behind” is to be understood relative to the appearance of thedispenser from the outside. Accordingly, “behind” simply means that therespective section is present in a layer of material that is situatedmore to the inside of the container and which is covered by anotherlayer of material which is situated more to the outside.

However, only the outermost layer, namely flap 200 with the at least onehandling section 30, is defined such that the at least one handlingsection 30 can be folded out. Because flap 202 is present behind the atleast one handling section 30, the volume of the dispenser housing 10remains closed even if the at least one handling section 30 is foldedout.

In order to provide easy folding-out of the respective handling sections30, 32, 34, it is clear that an adhesive between the outer layercarrying the respective handling section and the respective inner layerof the flat material should not be present. However, it is desired thatall other overlapping sections are fully, or at least partly, adhered toone another in order to increase the mechanical stability of thedispenser. This can be achieved, for example, by printing an adhesivealong the outer contours of the respective handling sections or even byline application of the adhesive between the respective layers.

As can be seen from the layout 100 shown in FIG. 2, the flat materialhas five full panels 19, 14, 12, 18, 16, whereas the dispenser 1according to FIG. 1 has only four main walls 12, 14, 16, 18.Accordingly, even though the dispenser 1 has n main walls, the flatmaterial comprises at least n+1 full panels in order to provide for asecond layer of material at the location where a handling section ispresent.

It should be noted that full panels and flaps can also be combined in anoverlapping manner such as to provide the two layers which are necessaryat the location where the at least one handling section is present. Insuch a case of an overlap of a full panel and a flap, either the fullpanel or the flap can be situated on the outside to carry the at leastone handling section.

In order to be in a position to properly dispense tissue paper from thedispenser 1, wherein the tissue paper is received in a volume defined bythe dispenser housing 10, a dispensing opening 2 may be present in oneof the walls of the dispenser housing 10. In the dispenser shown inFIGS. 1 and 2, the dispensing opening is present in main wall 14, butcould, of course, also be present in any other wall, flap or panelaccording to the needs of the respective design.

In order to achieve proper dispensing, the dispensing opening 2 isprovided in such a way that full access to the volume defined by thedispenser housing 10 can be gained. In other words, the flat material,which is situated at the location where the dispensing opening 2 ispresent, can be fully removed such as to gain full access to theinterior of the dispenser housing 10.

The at least one handling section 30, 32, 34 are defined in therespective panels by means of weakening lines 4. In other words, the atleast one handling section are provided integrally with the flatmaterial of the dispenser housing 10 and, in particular, not as separateparts. In order to achieve a proper and reliable connection between theat least one handling section 30, 32, 34 and the remaining dispenserhousing 10, the weakening lines 4 are provided as open figures only, theline of weakness 4 having two ends 40, 42 which are spaced apart fromone another. Between the two ends 40, 42 of the weakening line 4, intactmaterial 44 is provided which serves as a folding line. In other words,the at least one handling section cannot be removed fully from therespective panel or flap of the dispenser housing 10 but at least theintact material 44 situated between the two ends 40, 42 of the line ofweakness 4 connects the at least one handling section securely to theremaining dispenser.

In order to support a user while folding out the at least one handlingsection 30, 32, 34 and, subsequently, to brake the flat material at theweakening line 4, gripping sections 5 are preferably present at the atleast one handling section.

In the case of the two handling sections 30, 32 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2,the respective gripping sections 5 are provided in the form of a ratherD-shaped punch-out in the respective outer layer flaps 200, 220, whichalso carry the at least one handling section 30, 32. The grippingsection 5 and, thus, the punch-out is not, however, present in theunderlying layers, in this case in flaps 202 or 222, such that thevolume of the dispenser housing still remains fully closed at thelocation where the at least one handling section 30, 32 and the grippingsections 5 are provided.

In the case of the at least one handling section 34, which substantiallyextends across the whole width of full panel 16, the gripping section 5is provided in the form of an overhanging/projecting portion of the atleast one handling section 34 itself, which does not have any materialprovided around it.

A further gripping section 5 is also present at the dispensing opening 2in order to help the user opening the dispensing opening 2.

FIGS. 3 and 4 pertain to another embodiment of a dispenser, wherein inthis embodiment only two handling sections are provided, and anoverlapping full panel as in the previous embodiment is not provided. Inother words, the at least one handling section is provided at a locationwhere at least two flaps overlap.

According to the layout shown in FIG. 4, it becomes apparent that inplace of the full panel 19 in the previous embodiments, a rather smallgluing flap 240 is provided, which enables the full panels 12, 14, 16,18 to be securely connected with one another.

The at least one handling section 30, 32 are provided in a manner suchthat the underlying panels 200, 204 provide for a full closure of thevolume at the location where the at least one handling section areprovided, even if the at least one handling section 30 and 32 are foldedout. The gripping section 5 is provided in a form such that it can beeasily gripped from the outside, i.e. by means of a protruding form ofthe respective handling sections.

The dispensers 1 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 can be coupled to one another,e.g. by means of a string, e.g. taped or glued to the bottom of thedispenser housing, in order to connect several dispensers 1 to resemblefor example a centipede or a train when connected.

Naturally, this option of connecting several dispensers with one anotherin order to provide an appealing design for small children is alsopossible for all other embodiments shown herein.

FIGS. 5 and 6 pertain to yet another embodiment of a dispenser 1 inwhich, according to FIG. 5, the layout of the flat material is dividedinto two different portions, indicated by reference numerals 102 and104.

Two handling sections 300 and 302 are present in this embodiment,substantially in the form of a flower, which can be folded out from thesidewalls of the dispenser 1.

As will be appreciated from FIG. 6, six full panels are provided, namelypanels 120, 140, 160 and 180, which are visible from the outside, andpanels 190 and 195, which are provided as a second layer below thepanels 120, 160 when the dispenser housing 10 is fully manufactured.

It becomes immediately apparent that, even though the dispenser housing10 in its finally manufactured state comprises only four main wallshaving full panels, namely panels 120, 140, 160 and 180, the layoutshown in FIG. 6 has six full panels, namely additionally panels 190 and195. Accordingly, even though the dispenser has n main walls, the layoutof the flat material comprises n+2 full panels.

In this embodiment the flaps 200, 202, 204, 206 and 220, 222, 224 and226 are used to provide composite walls 20, 22.

The section of a printed region 6 is such that a print is present in theat least one handling section 300, 302 as well as in a section of thepanel 140, which is, however, not folded out. Nevertheless, in thefolded-out state of the at least one handling section 300, 302, theprint 6 provided on the folded out portions and on the panel combines toprovide a full image, in this case the image of a flower.

By means of the layout shown in FIG. 6, it becomes immediately apparentthat at the locations where the at least one handling section 300, 302are present, a second layer of material by means of panels 190, 195 ispresent, such that even if the at least one handling section 300, 302are fully folded out, the volume defined by the dispenser housing isstill intact and fully closed at the location of these sections.

FIG. 7 shows two embodiments of a dispenser 1 with a handling section 30which can be folded out. Print 60 is provided on the respective lowerlayers such that when folding out the at least one handling section 30from the respective wall of the dispenser 1, the text that was hidden bythe at least one handling section 30 can be viewed.

In the embodiment of FIG. 8, a dispenser is shown, in which the at leastone handling section 30 comprises holder portions 7 which are intendedto receive, for example, pens, mobile phones, other office material ortoys. This embodiment is particularly suitable for providing additionalfunctionalities of the dispenser, in particular when it is to be used inan office environment.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 9, the at least one handling section 30,32 can be used as a means for hanging the dispenser in a desiredlocation.

The embodiment of FIG. 10 pertains to a dispenser 1 in which the atleast one handling section 30 is provided around the dispensing opening,such that the at least one handling section 30 can be folded up aroundthe dispensing opening, here substantially in the form of the petals ofa flower. This embodiment is particularly useful when small childrenwant to grip the dispenser 1 and, at the same time, withdraw tissuepaper, as it intuitively leads the small children towards the dispensingopening.

The embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 to 10 can be combined in one way oranother, such that it is not intended to limit the scope of protectionto the specific layouts and designs shown in these Figures.

In order to manufacture a dispenser in the form as shown in one of theFIGS. 1 to 10, it is necessary to provide a flat material and to providethe flat material with a weakening line in order to define a handlingsection. Sufficient flat material has to be provided for, such that whenfolding the dispenser housing from the flat material, at least twolayers of flat material are present at the location where the at leastone handling section is present, such that, when folding out the atleast one handling section, the remaining dispenser housing remainsfully closed.

1. Dispenser for dispensing tissue paper, the dispenser comprising adispenser housing having a plurality of walls each of which is at anangle to an adjacent one of the walls, the dispenser housing being madefrom a flat material, the dispenser having at least one handling sectionadapted to be folded out from a respective one of the walls of thedispenser housing, such that each of the at least one handling sectionis folded out from only one of the walls of the dispenser housing, thedispenser housing having at least two layers of the flat materialincluding an innermost layer and a parallel outer layer, the innermostlayer including an inner surface facing an interior of the dispenser andan opposite outer surface facing away from the interior of thedispenser, the outer layer being in direct contact with the outersurface of the innermost layer at a location where the at least onehandling section is situated, wherein the at least one handling sectionis present in the outer layer of the flat material only, and the atleast one handling section is only partially removed from the one wallof the dispenser housing when the at least one handling section isfolded out such that a part of the at least one handling section remainsintact with the one wall of the dispenser housing, and such that the atleast one handling section forms a cut-out section in the outer layer ofthe flat material and at least the innermost layer of the flat materialbehind the cut-out section remains intact at the location where the atleast one handling section is situated and seals off a volume defined bythe dispenser housing at the location where the at least one handlingsection is situated such that the dispenser is adapted to be used as afully operational dispenser when the at least one handling section isfolded out, wherein a dispensing opening is defined in the flatmaterial, such that tissue paper can be removed at the dispensingopening, wherein the dispenser further comprises a stack or roll oftissue paper in the volume defined by the dispenser housing. 2.Dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the at least one handlingsection is ornamentally shaped.
 3. Dispenser according to claim 1,wherein the at least one handling section includes a holder portion forholding material.
 4. Dispenser according claim 1, wherein at least twohandling sections are present in different, walls of the dispenserhousing.
 5. Dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the dispenser isdefined by at least n main walls having full panels and at least onecomposite wall having at least two flaps, wherein the flat materialcomprises at least n+1 full panels and at least two full panels overlapat the location where the at least one handling section is situated. 6.Dispenser according to claim 5, wherein the at least one handlingsection extends substantially across the entire outer full panel. 7.Dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the dispenser comprises at leastone composite wall having at least two flaps, wherein at least two flapsoverlap at the location where the at least one handling section issituated.
 8. Dispenser according to claim 1, wherein at least onehandling section and the dispensing opening are situated in differentwalls of the dispenser.
 9. Dispenser according to claim 1, wherein atleast one handling section and the dispensing opening are situated inthe same wall of the dispenser.
 10. Dispenser according to claim 1,wherein the at least one handling section is integral with the flatmaterial.
 11. Dispenser according to claim 10, wherein the at least onehandling section is defined by a line of weakness being shaped in anopen shape having two ends, wherein between the two ends a section ofmaterial remains intact.
 12. Dispenser according to claim 9, wherein theat least one handling section is defined in the flat material by a lineof weakness.
 13. Dispenser according to claim 5, wherein, at theoverlap, the at least two layers are attached to one another, andwherein, at the overlap, the at least two layers are not attached to oneanother at the location where the at least one handling section ispresent.
 14. Dispenser according to claim 1, wherein print is providedon the dispenser housing at the at least one handling section or behindthe at least one handling section on the layer of the flat materialwhich remains intact.
 15. Dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the atleast one handling section comprises a gripping section to enable a userto easily fold out the at least one handling section.
 16. Dispenseraccording to claim 15, wherein the gripping section is provided in theform of a protrusion of the at least one handling section or in the formof a cut-out and/or punch-out in the layer in which the at least onehandling section is provided, in order to enable a user to grip the atleast one handling section.
 17. Dispenser according to claim 1, whereinthe at least one handling section is adapted to pop out from the wall ofthe dispenser when a user grips it.
 18. Dispenser according to claim 1,wherein at least two handling sections are present which have outershapes which are different from one another.
 19. Method formanufacturing a dispenser according to claim 1, including the steps of:providing a flat material; providing the flat material with a line ofweakness to define the at least one handling section; providing adispensing opening in the flat material, such that tissue paper can beremoved at the dispensing opening; shaping the flat material such thatwhen forming the dispenser housing, at least two layers of flat materialare present at the location where the at least one handling section ispresent, such that when folding out the at least one handling sectionfrom the dispenser housing, the dispenser housing remains fully closedand seals off the volume defined by the dispenser housing at thelocation where the at least one handling section is present such thatthe dispenser can be used as a fully operational dispenser; andincluding a stack or roll of tissue paper in the volume defined by thedispenser housing.
 20. Dispenser according to claim 1, the dispenserhousing being made from a cardboard material.
 21. Dispenser according toclaim 4, wherein at least two handling sections are present in oppositewalls of the dispenser housing.
 22. Dispenser according to claim 12,wherein the at least one handling section is defined in the flatmaterial by a line of weakness by punching or perforating a part of apanel or a flap.
 23. Method according to claim 19, wherein only toolayers of flat material are present at the location where the at leastone handling section is present.